Hi thanks for the reply! So….. I found a spare Weber carb under the work bench that had seen better days. I gave it a good clean out and checked all the jets. Fitted it and it runs sweet with no smoke at all! Seems like it was just the crappy Chinese copy carb all along. Thanks

Hi all, I’m having some trouble with my series 2 2.25 petrol engine. I’ve started the engine for the first time since rebuilding the car and it’s throwing out very thick black smoke. It’s on an Acuspark electronic ignition, timing all set up. Idling at around 400rpm. It doesn’t seem to matter...

My apologies for the late response. Life got in the way for a hot minute. IT WORKED A TREAT!!! Thank you very much for the advice. The centre plate must’ve been stuck to the flywheel as you said. much appreciated and hope it helps anyone else in the same situation

Thank you very much! I’ll try this tomorrow. I’ll keep y’all posted if it works or not.

I believe it is yes. I haven’t had it apart as it moved nice and smooth when the whole gearbox was out of the car. I made sure it moved when the slave push rod pivots before I put the gearbox in the car.

Hi all, I’ve been restoring my Landrover series 2 for a few months now and I have finally fired the engine up after who knows how long it’s been sitting prior to my ownership. the engine is so incredibly smooth. I could balance a 2p coin on it whilst it idles. My new problem is the gearbox.... I...